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I think this is the best part: >>The best expose of what happened can be found in a detailed 1998 report from the Columbia University School of Journalism titl
by moate 7y ago
I think this is the best part:
>>The best expose of what happened can be found in a detailed 1998 report from the Columbia University School of Journalism titled "The Myth of Tiananmen and the Price of a Passive Press". Prepared by Jay Mathews, a former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief, it notes how the Western media's pack instinct created the false massacre story.
Here's the link for the article they're quoting: https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_myth_of_tiananmen.php https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_myth_of_tiananm...
Pull quote: A common response to this corrective analysis is: So what? The Chinese army killed many innocent people that night. Who cares exactly where the atrocities took place? That is an understandable, and emotionally satisfying, reaction.
I guess they're just really hoping nobody actually reads the article, and instead just goes "oh, false narrative. case closed"